Settlement
- historical records suggest that the present-day Naga people settled before the arrival of the Ahoms in 1228 CE.
- British established their control in late 1800s. Missionaries came and converted most to Christianity.
- After 1947, a secessionist movement began. In 1955, Indian army was called in. In 1957, the Naga Hills region of Assam and the Tuensang frontier division were made a union territory; in 1963 a state. NSCN factions continued their fight long after; with much factional in-fighting.
- Mainland Indians are allowed in Dimapur - the commercial capital without restriction. Nagaland’s 8% Hindus are concentrated there.
Burma
Conversion
The government of Myanmar encourages Nagas (who are mostly nominally Christian) to convert to Theravada Buddhism.
“Naga Harvest Festival”- Frans Welman
“Country Reports on Human Rights Practices”
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Hindu nagas
Hindu Nocte (Nagas) observing the annual Hum Kamhoan ceremony to honor Lotha Khunbao, the 18th century Naga Vaishnavite saint (who took the name Naga Narottam upon initiation by Guru Ramadeva)
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